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FIFTY YEARS A^IOXG THE BEES 



of up the two sides, because the heat ought to be greater 

 at the middle. After a thorough trial of the two, side 

 by side, I am obliged to admit that the improvement is 

 one in theory only, and that the bees go up the sides 

 whenever they will go up the middle, and it seems a little 

 better to have the feed all in one dish. 



Pk- 34— Part of Home Apiary {from Northwest). 



If it were not for the expense of keeping two sets of 

 feeders, I should like to keep a set of Doolittle division- 

 board feeders, for there may come times when it is cool 

 and bees will not take feed readily from a Aliller feeder, 

 yet would take it from a division-board feeder, because 

 closer to the brood-nest. But most times I should prefer 

 the Miller, so that has the preference. 



CROCK-AXD-PLATE FEEDER. 



I have used the crock-and-plate feeder (Fig. TSj, and 

 it answers a very good purpose. It has the advantage 

 that any one can make a feeder at a minute's notice with 

 materials always ready to hand. Take a gallon crock. 



